House Divided (27 Apr. 2009)

House's Amber hallucination becomes more aggressive as sleep deprivation takes its toll endangering a patient, and Chase's bachelor party ends in the emergency room.

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Matthew V. Lewis,

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Olivia Wilde	...	Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley
Anne Dudek	...	Dr. Amber Volakis
Ryan Lane	...	Seth Miller
Clare Carey	...	Ellie Miller
Treshelle Edmond	...	Laura
Becky O'Donohue	...	Karamel
Noah Schuffman	...	Immigration Officer #1
Italia Ricci	...	Immigration Officer #2

Storyline

House's sleep deprivation is beginning to take its toll. He's constantly hallucinating Amber and even needs "her" to come up with ideas to find out what's wrong with a deaf wrestler who during a match started "hearing" loud explosions. Meanwhile, House prepares Chase's bachelor party, complete with strippers and lots of alcohol.

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Plot Keywords:

bachelor party | hallucination | butane lighter | taffy | male in a bathtub | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 10, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heel & Toe Films, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Zolpidem, the name on the bottle of medication prescribed to House by Wilson, is known as brand name Ambien and Ambien CR. On House's bottle it is directed to be taken three times daily, and the dose is a 200mg pill. Ambien is dosed at 10mg and Ambien CR at 12.5mg, and is only to be taken before bed.

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Quotes

Dr. Amber Volakis: Aren't you a little curious about why I'm here?
Dr. Gregory House: Curious why no French maid's outfit. No spanky pants.
Dr. Amber Volakis: I'm a hallucination not a fantasy.

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Connections

References Ordinary People (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Fight the Power"
(uncredited)
Performed by Public Enemy

User Reviews

Absolute perfection

After the last episode in was hoping to myself that this one won't be a dud. I was so wrong. This has to be one of the best episodes of House I have ever seen. The humor, the plot and those small interactions between actor were just like the old days. This is s bit of a spoiler, but when Wilson talks and says to Chase ''Have you ever seen Caligula?'' threw me of my chair in laughter. I'm really happy for the show that it's back on the right track. A certain member of the cast is back in a interesting role, which just makes it more and more appealing. The problems with the patient were also a key part of the whole plot line and it makes for a fantastic episode in my opinion. My hopes are that all of this continues in the next episode! =)